Every Moment Was You: Notes on Loving and Parting by Ha Tae-wan is a profoundly comforting, bestselling South Korean essay collection that reads like a collection of gentle, late-night text messages from someone who truly understands your heart.

Achieving massive cultural phenomenon status across Asia—and famously featured in hit K-dramas like What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim—this book is an exquisite, minimalist exploration of the quiet spaces between falling in love, enduring heartbreak, and slowly picking up the pieces.

The Seven O’Clock Club by Amelia Ireland is a breakout hit that masterfully bridges the gap between deep emotional realism and mind-bending mystery. Structuring its chapters around the distinct stages of grief, this debut novel takes a sharp, highly unexpected turn into magical realism, leaving readers completely blindsided by a massive mid-book twist.